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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-12-17
A HISTORIANS LAB0R$.
Difficulties That Beset Writers OF
authentic History.

Few realize the enormous difficulties
under which historians have labored
A suggestive note in one of Herbert
Howe Bancreft's volumes, giving the
sources of Information on the early
history of Amsrica, throws no little
light upon the subject. The Archiges Of
the E5ldes has been the most fertile
source of information. These were
ordered deposited in the fortress of
Simancas by Philip II. in 1866. The
Spanish government insisted that
oomplete records should be made;
but she observed great csre to
prevent their eontente from being
known, especially to foreigners,
and exercised little pains to preserve
them from damage or destruction.
When they at last came to light it was
in the form of bulky masses of I'M
assorted, Uorm-eaten, and partly il
legibe papers. Many documents men
iiJned by contemporary writers have
been irretrievably lost.
When the learned and able Scotch
clergyman, Robertson, prepared to
write his History of America, he learned
that room containing the american
Lape!s was closed to strangers with
sollclt1us care. No copies could be OBJ
tanned except on the pa ment of ex-
orbItant fees.
Wnen at last, nearly a century
ago, the Spanish government ap-
% inted Munoz 10 write history of
America. he uneartAed enormous
masses of documents. A royal cudu51
ope ed to him family and mCnastic &C.
ceHtricitias, as we'll IS all public depos-
itories. He found the royal archives IN
SO great confusion that it seemed to
him as if hay had been purposely dis
arranged to hide what they contained.
By persistent search, be discovered
mass after mass OF rch material. Is.
fairly burr him, in fact. Then it was
found that he had undertaken q greater
task than ne could accom- pIiSh. Even
with the aid Of the government. he
could nos master the confused masses.
The sing complained of the meager
results, although the interchangeable
Munoz worked faithfully, and died
doing his best. leaving his work in the
unfinished condition that it remains to-
day,
Washington Irving was much in
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-12-17
Brace Up.

You are feeling depressed, your appe-
tite is poor, you are bothered with
Headache, you are tidgety, nervous and
generally out of sorts, and want to
brace up. Brace up, but not with slim
uiants, spring medicines, or bitters.
which have for their basis very cheap,
bad WHISKY, and which stimulate you
for an hour, aud then leave you in
worse condition than before. What you
want b an Alternative whGh will a purify
Liver and Kidneys, restore your vitality,
and give renewed health and strength,
Such a medicine you will find in Elec-
trio Bitters, az only so cents a bottle.
2. @. NJ. |. Co. DrEg Store. 8
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-12-17

Allan Peter
Anderson Hans
Bray William B
Barrett William
Backman. William
Bar ell K E
Reirert Paul
BIN n L G
besheT IIanS
Bess James j.
Baker GeOI ge W
Bromgvist George
BurtO . II +
Burbidge George
Beecher + w
BrOWneu G
Busetir G
Brown J u
Brown G
Co.e William B
Game w 4
Cooper LrD est
Cunningham Z
COTbun S
Cochran Nat
Cfaughen John
CottIe J l.
Clark hyrum
chase Hal
Grouse 4 4
Curtis Charles
COriSSt ChriStih
Cram \ L
Dit.mann A
Egau { 2
Esby John
EglsstOn Horace
EastmOnd EDb9rt
4 ord w Henry
Farmer Pleas
tialigher W 6
Gross LE
Goodridge u no
GreeA Frank
GileharE q
Groat DR. c F
Howard r A 2
hanson Nephi J
harl is Porter "
Hardin ] IL
Hardy Josl "
Hill George
Hudson AieX
Hay e Bros
sveISOn VIM
Ishe weed ThOS
L ill c
Jones James G
Jones Henry L
Jones K Rs
J9A>enJ N
Jahnsen j <
Johnson TkOm9s
jacobson G
Jackson 3 +
Knight Jas
Keefley John
kin ball hobt
LiohtensteiR u
LMham DaW 2
Ludlow David W
Love Nv
LVettSon Mr.
C. r. B
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-12-17
GENTLE8IAN's LIST

1 TENS LIST.
Mclaughlin A 2
McKeller John
Mexican Henry
McKenna Mike
McDOnough b 2.
MeEachen A II
Mccoy C G
Morse ? S
Morris Koran
Melton John R
Najert Emil
Mullen A J
Marker Anton Il
Mogie Billie
Miller John
Nelson + G.
Nelson Henry
Newton John
Nelson Jas
Nylund Mats
Painter w J
PenfOld T w
Petersen -
Robinson w NJ
khei& o Y
Read Jud
Ridge J
RuthraufC C
smith Ghas 2
Smith Edward
Smith Hayden
Smith andrew
Smith John f
Simson Eagnus
Son eryille L
SPOTS Newton
Scope Louis
Stern J
Seiauder }
Stev euson James
sunderland q o
StOiEneF {
Steiner Eugene
Spra, lie g q
Spinnsy Chas L
Strong B G
Swenson Andrew
Snowflake Ali ::
ThornlOwe ThOs
T0mpxins John
Tritey Jas 2,
Tanner Henry
Tualuth Frederick
Wskeh ~ I
Wooley VIA
Wygell W r
Worthen Sam
Whalen Robt
Wilson r q
Wilmot L b
Wilson J Il
wolfe James L
Wake 81 J
Wilson II L
Nyl Henry
Nillitord Geor
williams Gt or
Winters Harvey
Walker Fritz
White Andrew
York
FORK ChSs
YcaEg G II
ARRAlT, Postmaster.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-12-17
LIST OF LETTERS
LADIES LIST.

d EMAINING IN THE POSTOFFICE AT
IL Salt Lake City, December Is, 1887.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-08-31
American Tools AbrOa, q
From the London Iron.

From the London Iron.
Our American contemporaries
have every cause to be surprised at
the astonishing fact that thousands
Of tons OF scrap iron are every year
taken to the United States and there
converted into the simplest of Ameri-
can manufactures, the sad or laun-
dry iron, and then exported back to
Europe at no small profit. There is
no one corner of Europe where Ameri-
can small cast hardware is not on
sale. The tool makers and machin-
lists of Europe-such as Krupp, of
Germany, Whitworth & Armstrong,
of England, and Hotchkiss, OF
France, with their vast resources
are unable to produce Moncky or
screw-bar wrench equal to the Ameri-
can wrenches, and consequently they
have to import these tools from the
States. 1t is stated there is no less
than $4,000 dozen of them exported
to Europe alone every year. It is in
teresting to note that Charles
Moncky, the inventor of this screw.
bar wrench, received only $4,000
for his patent, and is now living at
Williamsburg, Brooklyn, in a small
cOOUdg6 DOugnU rom Gne proceeds or
this sale. In the matter Of the COM
mon lockwood rules, also, the Amer
lean manufacturers so far excel all
others that, If not all European na-
tions, certainly all nations outside of
Europe are supplied from America.
The manufacturers there print on the
rule whatever system of measurement
is followed by the country for which
the goods are intended. American
augers and auger bits are used the
world over, no other nation being
able to compete. The Americans
with such facts before them may
well be proud of their manufacturers.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-08-31
A Human Rocker.
From the Yicksburg Herald.


There is confined in the county Jail
here O. small negro boy not more than
10 years of age, named Dave Lunden,
who came from Davis Bend, and has
been adjudged insane. Little Davie,
while perfectly harmless, sits in cor
ner of the iail hall all day with his
hands locked around his knees, and
rocks himself to and fro from the mo-
ment he is allowed to leave his cell
until he is replaced there by his keep
ers. He never seems to tire, and,
gazing straight before him with wild,
idiotic look in his eye, he keeps up his
singular motions. This peculiar freak
has been watched by Jailer Terrell,
and never for moment does he lose
his steady stroke. 1t is accounted for
as one OF the freaks OF crazy people
which, in this instance, makes Davie
guilty of perpetual motion. Could
not some genius make discovery
from this which would tend to solve
the perpetual motion problem
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-08-31
Street Cricket.
From the New York Telegram.

From the New York Telegram.
All over New York at present, much
to the disgust of those who have to.
use the street thoroughfere, the street
gamin is enjoying himself with playing
game which is-csllsd cricket. This
is different from the English game and
is generally played by three boys. A
ring is made in the center Of the side
walk. Alongside of this the batsman
stands with his. bat in the ring. A
catcher is just behind the ring, while
the pitcher who rolls the ball to the
batter is in front of the latter. When
the ball is rolled the batter hits and
then runs to neighboring post and
back. Each tinae he does this before
the ball is. felded it counts q run. If
the catcher, as ne is called, can touch
the space within the ring with the ball
while the bat is not in it the batter is
out. Three strikes is out also. Tricks
worthy of g. professional bali player
are often resorted to by the catcher
to put out the player. In playing it
the lads generally monopolize theside-
walk
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-08-31

ing more than our equal, he has never
once forgotten or overstepped the
limit Of his place, though [ confess he
often might have done it without the
slightest presumption, and hence
forth"
Her voice somewhat choked, and
the red got hotter in her cheeks. Like
lightning Kenneth was beside her, and
finging his arms about her he said.
with eyes bravely uplifted to the stu
pefed faces before him: "Henceforth
he means to be, not as in the past her
hopeless worshiper, but her lover her
defender"
''And master, I see," said the father
with an indulgent smile that We'll nigh
sent Mr.. Highland into apoplexy.
"And Oracle" patting thehead buried
in Westmoreland's breast, SIT seems
your prince, too, has the motto, Il
serve, and / hardly believe any other
could have won you"
Grace Westmoreland is the model
and pattern of obedient wives, and q
very happy woman, naugre the sheer
of the brothers-in-law in conclave:
"She broke him to stand henpecking
as hireling before she dared to mar
ry him, and what allied Bell was she
knew he would be master"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-08-31
ROUSE WIFEEY MATTERS.
CAULIFLOWER SOUP.


Take two quarts OF the clear SOUP.
separate q small head of caulifower
into very small sprigs, have an inch of
stalk to each sprig; wash them ard
put these sprigs into fast-boilings sailed
water, boil ten minutes; drain at once,
and drop them into cold water. This
is to keep them white. The clear
soup must be heated to the boiling
point, and the caulifower dropped
into it just before serving.
LEMON PIE.
The grated rind and Juice Of two
lemons, to which add four eggs {reserv-
ing the whites of two) beaten with
two cups Of sugar and one tablespoon
ful OF butter. Then take two table
spoonfuls OF -four, mixed with q little
water, add TO it one cup Of water and
stir into it the o6her INGREDIENTS. The
whites of two eggs beaten WITH two.
tablespoonful ofsugar frosts the tops
This makes two pies.
CHARLOTTE Russo.
Take two pints of rich milk and soak
three-fourths Of B. package OF gelatine
in it. Make q custard of g. quart of
milk, one pound of sugar and the
yolks OF eight eggs, add tie gelatine
and two teaspoonfuls extract of va
nilla. When it begins to CONCEAL stir
In it g. quart of rich cream whipped
to froth. Line mould with stale
sponge cake; set on ice.
CREAM COOKIES.
One cup sour cream, one cup sugar,
one teaspoonful soda and one of
cream tartar, with g. teaspoonful lem
on juice, q very little grated nutmeg
and two tablespoonful caraway seed.
Mix lightly and roll out as soft as
possible, using just flour enough to
keep them from sticking to the board.
SPONGE CAKE.
Three eggs well beaten, one and one
half cups OF sugar. one teaspoonful Of
cream Of tarter, in one cup OF sifted
-four. Dissolve one-haf teaspoonful
soda in one.half cup cold water, add
one cup flour; beat each thing after
putting in one minute. Flavor with
lemon. Bake in g. moderate oven.
CURRAND PIE.
One teacupful mashed curr&nts
Canned ones will do, though fresh
ones are better), one teacupful ofsug-
ar, two eggs, two tablespoonful of
flour and one teacupful of cold water;
bake with one rust. Make 8 frosting
OF the two whites of the eggs and
spread on the top when done.
APPLE TAPIOCA BIDDING.
Soak small cup OF tapioca for B.
few hours in warm water, pare SIX or
eight good apples, core them whole,
fill the cavities with sugar, a. little
butter, grated nutmeg orliquid flavor
ing, pour the mixture round the ap-
rles and bake an hour. Sauce, sweet
cream and sugar.
HARD SAUCE.
One large cup of powdered sugar
whipped to q cream with two
tablespoonful of butter, one spoon
full of currant jelly beaten in well, and
as much cinnamon as will lie on half
dime. When mixed, heap on a saucer
or glass dish, and set in cool place
to harden.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-08-31
Bitten by q Oentipede.
From the Albuquerque Citizen.


A weli-known LADY Of Albuquerque
was picking blackberries In her garden
when she felt something bite her on
the right side OF her neck Just below
the ear. She quickly put her right
hand up to the place, when a cent?
pede curled itself around her forefn-
ger. She Immediately brushed it off
with her other hand, and, strange to
relate, did not faint, nor scream, nor
brighten her husband nor daughter Or
any one else by calling to them, but
ran into the house. and finding the
ammonia bottle empty, took q big
knife and stuck the blade into the fire
in the stove until it got hot, when she
applied it to the wound. Next she
took some soda and applied that,
fastening it by wrapping a cloth
around her neck. By this time her
neck began to swell, and she says she
felt as though the top Other head was
about to seCede, and closed her teeth
tightly to make sure that her head
was not gone. In g. short time she felt
greatly relieved and then informed her
daughter. She did not even cali for g.
doctor, but she had procured another
supply of ammonia. Though it oc-
Cured several days ago, the wound
now looks as If an ant had bitten her.
That lady would keep her presence of
mind in a fire or in railroad acct
dent
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-08-31
stopewall Jackson's Last Command

y u,
Gen. Badeau in August st. Nicholas.
After night fell Stonewall jackson
rode out with his staff to reconnoiter
IN front OF the line he had gained. It
was his idea to stretch completely
around in the rear of Hooker and cut
him off from the river.
The night was dark and Jackson
soon came upon the Union lines.
Their infantry drove him back, and as
he turned in the darkness, his own
soldiers began firing at their COM
mander, of course mistaking his party
for the enemy. Jackson was shot in
the hand and wrist, and in the upper
arm at the same time. His horse
turned, and the general lost his hold
of the bridal-rein; his cap was brush
ed from his head by the branches; he
reeled, and was caught in the arms of
an officer. After amoment he was as
sisted to dismount, his wound was ex-
amined, and litter was brought.
just then the Union artillery opened
again, and murderous fire came
down upon the party through the
woods and the darkness. One of
the litter bearers stumbled and fell,
and the others were frightened;
they laid the litter on the ground, the
furious storm of shot and shell sweep.
ing over them like hail. Jackson at
tempted to rise, but his aid-de-camp
held him down till the tempest of fire
was lulled. Then the wounded gener-
al was helped to rise, and walked q
few steps, but ne became faint and
was laid again in his litter. Once he
rolled to the ground, when an assist
ant was shot. and the litter fell. Just
then Gen. Fender, one of his subor-
dinates, passed; he stopped and said:
81 hope you are not seriously hurt,
general. | fear | shall have to retire
my troops, they areso much broken"
But Jackson looked up at once and
exclaimed
"You must hold your ground, Gen.
Fender, you must hold your ground,
sir -
This was the last order heever gave.
He was bornessome distance to the
nearest house, and examined by the
surgeon; and after midnight his left
arm was amputated at the shoulder.
When Lee was told that his most
trusted lieutenant had been wounded
he was greatly distressed, for the rela-
tion between them was almost tender.
jackson has lost his left arm,"
said Lee, ''but have lost nay right
arm /"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-08-31
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
Waiting for the Mail.


With anxious features, worn and pale.
He waits the coming of the mail;
Each day he asks, with hope and tear.
"My letter, is my letter heIe?"
Each day he hears i'll silence dumb;
mot yet, old man, 1T has not come"
The harmless mailman, old and gray,
No one would jeer or drive away.
"Ah, me-" he says "long years have past.
But it will come, twill come at last.
And so he waits in silence dumb,
The letter that will never come.
Through misty visions of his tears.
He sees the long, far-sundered years,
The past comes up before him there,
When he was strong and she was fair.
Once more he feels in very truth,
The leaping pulses of his youth;
A strong strange joy he feels again,
The old wild fever in his brain;
An angry word, a careless tone,
And she has gone and he's alone,
Since then he waits in silence dumb,
The letter that will never come
Alas! his poor old wits are fled,
He can not know that she is dead:
And SO he asks it er and DER,
The same old question as before
He wakes with morning light to say:
"My letter, it will come to- day."
With tottering limbs hat almost fail,
He creeps each morning TO the mail,
And hears with ever new regret,
"Not yet, old man, not yet, not yet"
And SO he waits in silence dumb,
The letter that will never come
All, me poor mailman, even we
Are dupes of tickle destiny;
In ceaseless hope we waiting sit,
For missives that were never writ.
We wait to see the harvest grown,
OF seed that we have never sown;
We seek the harbor mouth to hail
The vessels that will never sail.
We wait to see our garner filled
With fruit of fields we have notified.
We wait in gathering stiffness dumb,
For letters that will never come
Detroit Free Press
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-08-31
A House Haunted by Fire.

From q. Woodstock IN. b Dispatch.
The house OF Reginald G. Hoyt in
this town seems to be haunted by fire.
From Friday noon until last evening
forty fires broke out In various parts
of the house, and bedding, furniture,
window shades, clothing and various
household articles were partly de-
stroyed. By untiring vigilance only
has the housebeen saved from destruc-
ton. The family is badly frightened
and has already left the house to it's
fate, and neighbors are assisting Mr.
Hoyt in watching the place. These
fires can, be traced to no human
agency. With no lamp lighted or
stoves in use various articles would
burst into flames. Now it would be
q curtain, high up out of reach; then
a bed quilt in another room would
begin to, smoke and shoulder, and, as
though to further nonpluss the theo-
rists, the jute stufing of carpet COW
cred lounge would all be on fire. Once
basket of clothes In the shed sud-
denly burst into flames, and the pas-
ket itself was partly consumed. A
child's dress hanging on 8 hook, g.
feather bed, straw mattress-no
two articles in the same room-were
at another time ignited. ald would
have been consumed but for water
copiously poured on them. Scores
of pc sons have visited the house,
but none have been able to explain
the mystery. James Walls, edi-
tor OF the Carleton Sentinel, the lead
ing newspaper OF this town, went to
the house to investigate, and while he
was in the parlor talking to Mrs.
Hoyt he was astonished to see a white
cotton window curtain burst into
flames at point near the ceiling, and
when no one else was present. He
rushed to the spot, climbed a chair,
and, with his hands, which were
somewhat burned, extinguished the
fire, only to see it break out anew at
q point far removed from the original
blaze. He came away puzzled and
completely nonplussed.
BURNE BLANC, who recently married
Mrs. Riegel OF Philadelphia, in Paris,
is q distinguished engineer.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-08-31
PPONinG in Dry Weather


While it is very desirable to have B.
moist seed bed for winter wheat, the
fact makes it necessary to pillow early
and often when the soil is terribly dry
and hard. Even stubbleground, after
few days exposure to the burning
sun of July and August hardens SO
that 1t is very trying on teams, plow-
men and pillow points. An excellent
way to keep the soil mellow is to go
over 1T with q spring tooth drag, or
some other implement which will
loosen large surface quickly. With
a good team, ten to twelve acres of
stubble may be dragged over in a day.
This will only slightly break the sur
face, but sufficiently to set scattered
grain and weed seed to growing, and
to hold the water that falls instead Of
having it run over hard surface.
We always get rain enough between
grain harvest and seeding to make
moist seed bed il none is wasted.
Narrowing the surface prevents loss
or moisture, as even B small amount
of loose earth retards evaporation.
The plow should follow with as little
delay as possible, end it will be done
enough easier to make the previous
narrowing a good investment. It is
no small gain to have scattered oats
and barley sprouted, so that they can
be destroyed by subsequent cultiva-
ton before seeding time. By doing
this the grain acts as q fertilizer to
the wheat instead of being a pestilenu
weed, robbing the wheat crop OF need
ed moisture and fertility
When the Hessian fly is prevalent
wheat either should never follow the
same crop, or the old stubble should
be plowed so early that the scattered
grain will germlnate and be replowed
before seeding time In this way the
eggs Of the fly, which are always laid
as soon as the plant appears above
ground In warm weather, will be
plowed under and destroyed. A still
better way to manage would be TO
fall plow wheat land injected with
Hessian fly, and SOW with oats or
barley the following spring Practi-
cal Farmer.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-08-31
JUyENTUS SENECTUTIS.
BY DORA READ GooDALE.

Why should his shadow come back, in the rosy
space
OF the orchard trees?
The thin white locks, and the delicate wrinkled
face,
And the cloud of bees?
His bow was bent in moment of youthful rage,
When the blood could thrill
What was the end but poverty, censure, age,
And q broken will?
Or what was left but the cramp, and the withered
throat,
And the hating knees;
A garden bench and stick and ragged coat
And hive of bees?
Then time indeed can ravish the neart of all
That it guards so well
Never! The fire was still in the sunken ball
And the eyelids fell.
But what is left, at last, when the race is run
And the soul has ease
An image comes to mix with the morning sun
And the sound of bees